Ella Jane Banks

Ella’s family moved to Kilgore in 1940. She graduated from Kilgore High School in 1957 and went on to attend the Univ. of Texas in Austin. She graduated in 1961 with a B.A. in English. Ella was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority and was a proud Bluebonnet Belle.

Ella moved to Dallas after graduation from UT in 1961 and went to work for the stock brokerage firm of Rauscher, Pierce and Co. ,where she met George. They were married in 1963. She served as President of the Parents' Club and on the Board of Trustees of the St. Michael School from 1981- 83. She also served as President of the Parents' Club and on the Board of Trustees of the St. Marks School of Texas, 1989-90.

In 1989, Ella opened McKinney Avenue Antique Market with two friends, Linda Frost and Judy Miller.

They added Lovers Lane Antique Market in 1991. After closing McKinney Avenue Market in 1993, they operated the Lovers Lane location until December 31, 2016, which became one of the premier antique markets in the South.

Ella served as a member of the Auxiliary of the Nexus Recovery Center for Women and the Advisory Board. Her other memberships include the Dallas Woman's Club, Marianne Scruggs Garden Club and Mary K. Craig Class.

The best of times were had on her antique buying trips to England and France, summers spent in Florida with family and friends, traveling with George and blackjack in Las Vegas, and the time spent with grandchildren.

Mom felt very blessed. She had 57 years of marriage to our dad, two beautiful children and four loving and very special grandchildren. After a diagnosis of cancer in 2019, she lived one day at a time and gave thanks for her life on this Earth. She found an outpouring of love and support from her many friends and her family and from the doctors and nurses at UTSW. She wanted to thank Dr. Sal Lococo and his oncology nurse, Kelly Logan, for taking this journey with her. The family would also like to thank Rhonda Taylor for her companionship and care.

Survived by daughter Kim Banks Cody, her husband Tom and two children, Lucas and Andrew who live in Monterey Park, CA; son George Y. Banks, Ill, his wife Michelle and their two daughters, Isabella and Adelaide in Atlanta, GA. Preceded in death by parents, A. P. Noyes and Jane Branch Noyes of Kilgore, Texas. Also brother, A. P. Noyes, Jr. of New Orleans, La.

Memorial service will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Chapel East within the Hillcrest Memorial Park Mausoleum, 7405 W. Northwest Hwy,. Dallas, TX, 75225.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Nexus Recovery Center for Women, 8733 La Prada Dr. Dallas, TX ,75228.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Sparkman-Hillcrest.com for the Banks family.